A Tragedy That Re-Connect Us

The passing of our dear friend is a tragedy...unexpected events that bring us together again...especially the ones who has been through thick and thin during 6 month course...which in the first place has brought us together 3 years ago ...

After a tearful weekend last week...we decided to held tahlil for arwah...with Ms Hayati as the 'main' head...followed by the fierce but manja Rambina...the full of smiles Kuntum...used to be one of us but now Mr Lawyer...the big sister of nasional kasel...and the klate gurl Ned...we done all the arrangement via bbm...i can say that my blekberi battery was totally exhausted for these past few days...hahaha...at the same time Mr Deham...Dindang...Appleryn and some others do help out to ensure the event went well...

We sent out invitations via fesbuk...we made calls...sent emels...done the rsvp...with the exception of the non muslim and those who are out of town...we were expecting 80 people to show up...alhamdulillah...everything went well...the event went on smoothly led by my ex-room mate during the 6 months course...Ustaz Azraai...

We haven't had any sort of gathering in a big scale such as this informally...after three years...there's so many differences...a lot has married and have kids...some has transferred to another office...most of us gained weight (which was not applicable to Ms Hayati...at all)...hahaha...

We done our prayers...praying for arwah's wellbeing...at the same time praying for the baby's health...and after that...we just hang out and just talk...about everything and anything...it does feel great to meet again some of them which hasn't been on the radar since the 6 months course ended 3 years ago...

Hence comes the saying...ada hikmah di sebalik setiap kejadian...rahsia itu hanya Allah yang tahu...and for this matter...i can say that...this tragedy reconnect us...in a very good way...and it also told us something...that the bond we made 3 years ago...has no time limit...it is a bond for a lifetime...this brotherhood/ sisterhood will never expires...

FSOM

Bitter Ending For 2012

24 December 2011...

Morning

I was on a road trip with my friends down south when i first been notified with the news...one of our dear friend in the service had complications during childbirth and was fighting for her life...immediately i made a quick prayer that she will recovers and be able to see her son who was also in a critical condition...she lost too much blood and her blood type was a very rare type indeed...B -ve...upon hearing the news...immediately most of us flooded our walls asking help from our fb-friends to donor some blood in order to help her...she gave birth in a private clinic/ hospital and when the complications arose she was immediately transferred to the government hospital...

Afternoon

Got some updates from our friends via fb that she was stable...20 packets of blood had been used to save her life...and i being one of the many who prayed for her recovery felt relief to hear that...hopefully that she can wake up from this...

Evening

Suddenly got some updates that her conditions is worsening...she was totally on life support system and the family members are called in by the doctor...i watched too many medical drama so i know that when this happens it usually won't end up pretty...

25 December 2011...

Midnite/ Early Morning

I was not feeling in the festive season...not feeling great about going on having fun while out there one of my friend was desperately fighting for her life...so i told the roadtrip gang about it...they fully understands...i drove Ady's car back to Putrajaya...my blekberi keeps gettin updates from friends who had been updating all of us with her progress...i just passed Melaka when i picked up my blekberi and read a simple bbm message from Aina...three words but enough to make my mind went blank... Noria dah xde...one of our dear friend had been invited by Allah to go and meet our Maker...

Reached home...freshen up...then went to the ERL to wait for Aina, Idham, Said and Ned...then off to LCCT to book the first flight out to Kota Bharu...untuk menunaikan hak terakhir sebagai seorang rakan...we missed the earliest flight...so we waited for the next flight at 935am...Faryna joined us while we were waiting for our flight...

Reached KB...we were picked up by Ned's father...i also asked help from my friend, Zarir...we went to her home somewhere in PCB...they are getting ready to bathe and kafan...i saw her husband who is also a good friend of us...Akram...walking down the road...just got back from the hospital to see the baby...he looked tired...exhausted...defeated...i can't imagine how it feels like to be in his shoes...i can still remember how excited he was when he got married last year that the very next day he texted me saying ~Kahwin best Mal...lagi best dari traveling...hahaha~ and i can feel his excitement of being a father to be...every time i went out of the country...he never fail to ask me to search for something baby-related...supposedly...today should be the day of joy for both Akram and Noria...but Allah has better plans for her...and also for him...who are we to question that...words of comfort wouldn't be enough...but we have to move on with our life...

I can't help it when i saw jenazah arwah...kaku terbaring...sebak terasa...

Afternoon

Arwah was buried at the nearby mosque...selesai sembahyangkan arwah...jenazah arwah diangkat untuk dimasukkan ke liang lahat...where she lies for eternity...her mom was terribly crushed...the look on her mom's face tells everything that can't be put into words...its normal for the children to bury their parents...but its devastating when the other way around happened...

Evening

The rest of the gang booked 5pm flight back to KL...i redeem points for my flight...750pm...during the flight back i can't help thinking about it...about life...we were given chance by the almighty to live our life in this world...make plans...and keep on living with hope that we will die of the old age...where we will be able to see ourself getting married...have children...be successful in our life...being the pride and joy of our parents...then being able to live our life to the fullest till the day we are ready to meet the almighty...but its just us...only the almighty knows better...

I read somewhere that when we were sent into this world...ada 4 ketetapan yang mengiringi hidup kita...pertama...hidup dan ajal...kedua...rezeki...ketiga...jodoh...dan keempat...qada' dan qadar...ermmmm...it made me reviewed back the life that i have lead till today...

Life is life...yang masih hidup boleh mendoakan yang telah meninggalkan kita...dan kita yang masih hidup boleh meneruskan kehidupan dengan harapan semoga kita ditempatkan bersama orang-orang terpilih disisiNya kelak...insya allah...

FSOM

Goldfish Deadfish

What my friend said today kinda gimme an impact a bit...

He said something like...

Now is Goldfish...

Out there can be Dead fish...

Owh...aku terus down...

Hahahahihihihuhuhu...

Ex-Echo

Transfer

Aku dapat salinan scan surat transfer via emel hari Khamis lepas...

Cam tak percaya ajer dah dapat surat tuh...

Kena lapor diri kat opis baru minggu depan hari Selasa...

Tapi boss HR suh tangguh sampai tahun baru...

Setelkan semua kerja kat opis...and also pasal new sbpa skim tuh...

Then baru mula kerja kat opis baru...

So its kinda a hectic year for me...

Bermula tahun ni dengan Finance Division...

Pastu second quarter plak kena transfer gi Human Resources Division...

Balik dari Jepun in the third quarter tu plak kena transfer lagi ke Economics Division plak...

And now...the end of the year...yakni fourth quarter kena transfer ke ***** *****...

Aiii...its indeed a memorable year for me...

Dan tetiba rasa sangat sedih nak tukar office nieh...

I had been in the current office since my first posting when i joined the service...

After four years its time for me to move on to new territory...

As i am no longer in the Federal Territories...

Soon i will be in ntah mana punya territory...

Wish me luck and pray for my good health...

I'm going to miss my wonderful officemates the most...

And yeah...i have to change my nick too...

Echo  

Johor Premium Outlet

Wachaaaa...dengaq nama pon dah rasa cam nak gi...hahaha...

Aku apa lagi...terus la surf website dia...tengok info sket (info ajer)...owh demmm...rupanya ini premium outlet ni sama company dengan the one yang aku gi ari tu kat Rinku Town Osaka and Kobe Sanda in Kobe yang kat Jepang itu ari...perghhh...ini memang bebetul fektori otlet...bukan cam yang kat Bandung punya fektori otlet...this is for real...of kozzz...'terpaksa' la wat lawatan tapak la kannnn...hahaha...

Konsep bangunan dia memang sama cam yang kat Rinku and Kobe Sanda itu...yang kat JPO nieh plak ada ler 80++ kedai pelbagai jenama...international mahupun local...so semalam aku dengan si zaza and hubby dia pon buat la 'lawatan tapak'...walaupun ini otlet terletak out of nowhere...keliling dia memang tempat jin bertendang...jauh gak ler dari JB itu...tapi agak dekat dengan airport...tapi ramai gilosss weih orang pi itu otlet...pi kerumun cam tak pernah tengok supermarket...opppsss...hahaha...nak masuk parking pon satu hal dah...jenuh mencari parking...dah dapat parking plak...bermula ler sesi 'catwalking' window-window kat otlet tuh...

Memula first skali nampak terus itu Zegna Outlet Store...storewide 50% uolssss...memang ler dengar cam best...tapi kalau sapa yang ala ala sengkek cam aku...50% dia pon still kena pikiaq panjang nak beli ke tak...sebab rega semua main ribu riban weih...after 50% pon still ribu riban...nak ajer aku beli suit dia sepasang...yang paling murah pon dalam RM2,400...lepas diskon adalah RM1,200...dan berpegang pada 'a man need to have a good suit in his closet'...aku pun saja ajer ler nak tengok ada saiz ker tak...cessss sungguh...tiada saiz aku...demmm...nak button pon tak bley kot...okay nextttttt...

Keluaq ajer pintu nampak orang bratoq panjang nak masuk Burberry...pastu aku tengok yang keluaq plak mesti ada aje benda yang depa beli...tapi tak sanggup den nak bratoq weih...baik layan tempat lain dulu...Michael Kors plak semua pon barang pompuan ajer...siap buat banner bebesor lagi...henbeg rega RM2,400 jadi RM999...spesel diskon...perghhhh...pastu ada Ferragamo Company store depan itu MK...masuk ajer...aku terus nampak itu kasut yang sangat chantekkkk hokey...boleh buat gi kerja...tengok harga...wahhhhhh...RM700??? for Ferragamo yang main harga RM1,000 ke atas...itu sangat berbaloi hokey...hampir terbabas di situ untuk membeli...tapi tenangkan diri sekejap...cakap sama diri sendiri ~tahun depan aku mau gi europe, tahun depan aku mau gi europe, tahun depan aku mau gi europe~ dengan perlahan letak balik itu kasut ke rak...cessss...

Jalan dua tiga langkah nampak la lagi orang bratuq...kali ni nak masuk itu Coach Outlet plak...demmmm...takpelah...jalan dulu...ingat nak beli beg keja Coach...sebab ada Coach Mens kat situ...tapi next dulu lah...masuk plak Geox...tapi kasut yang aku suka tiada kaler and size...okay next...pergi plak masuk Pedro...ada kasut tuh satu RM99...tapi biler aku masuk ajer kaki...jalan tak selesa...so pass...next...Braun Buffel dengan Tommy tak buka lagi kedai...demmm...pastu gi ler jalan lagi sampai ke hujung...ada la kedai Vincci dengan Padini...penuh giler orang...sesak sangat...takmolah masuk...so aku pon naik atas...

Sampai ajer kat atas...terus nampak lagi orang bratoq nak masuk itu Nike...waktu kat Rinku dulu aku masuk itu Nike tangan kosong...kuaq dengan 4 pasang kasut...owh tidakkk...harus dijauhkan...terus gi kedai Clarks...mak aih...itu kedai Clarks macam kena tsunami daaaa...kasut kat atas rak dia banyak dah takder...kedai pon penuh dengna orang...ada satu kasut kerja Clarks tu yang aku tau memang harga dia RM350...kat itu kedai tinggal RM220...terusss la aku pegang itu kasut pergi kat salesgirl dia tanya saiz...turns out tinggal last pair...happens to be aku punya saiz...tapi aku tengok kasut tu memang cam dah kena tsunami...habis calar balar...so of coz la tak jadi amik...owh...keciwa lagi...keluar ajer Clarks terus masuk Levi's plak...ini plak memang bikin aku panassss ajer...boleh kata majoriti saiz suar jeans dia 31 dan ke bawah...demmm...kompem aku nak pakai masuk paha pon tak moattt kottttt...keluaq la lagi...pi Timberland plak...kasut kerja tu memang aku tau harga dia RM400 sebab baru lepas tengok dengan Zaimee and Tina kat Lot 10...kat situ RM299...tapi bila tanya lagi skali...tiada saiz jua...hampeh...demittt...

Jalan skit...ada Lacoste...itu kasut manyak cunnnn...RM200...tapi lagi skali bila tanya saiz...cuma ada itu ajer saiz paling besaq...aku gagahkan jua masuk ke kaki...tapi memang serious aku berdiri ajer pon rasa sendat kat kaki...apakahhhh...ada plak DKNY...storewide 50% juga...tapi semua pon barang pompuan...mau ajer aku beli satu henbeg bagi kat sesapa sebab aku udah tensen sebab tak beli aper aper lagi...tapi pikir balik...ermmm...aku nak bagi kat sapa? tak jadi beli...sebelah tu CK pon sama gak...aishhhh...last skali aku masuk itu kedai Adidas...sajer jer le window...memang harga kasut dia murah dalam RM30~RM60 compared to the same shoes kat Al Ikhsan...tapi takperlah...aku nak cari kasut kerja...

Akhirnya aku keluaq jua dari itu JPO tanpa membeli apa apa...aishhhh...tapi bila fikirkan balik...memang tujuan aku mau window ajer kan....so memang hasilnya window jer ler...selamat la duit...tapi itu ati manyak sakit woooo...sebab semua benda yang aku mau semuanya itu pon tiada saiz...demmm...tapi takper...next time ada lagi...mau tunggu itu Braun Buffel buka dulu then aku gi skali lagi...mau tengok kot kot ler ada rezeki...hahaha...whatever it is...ini otlet memang berbaloi la nak gi...tapi maybe ada yang keciwa and kata barang dia semua tak best la...old season la...and what not...aperkah...hello...memang konsep outlet adalah itu macam la ngok...new arrival masuk boutique la budusss...outlet bukan klcc nor pavilion...dah nama pon outlet...of coz la barang pon limited to certain thing ajer...aishhhh...

Tapi kompem la aku akan gi skali lagi...cuma tunggu next year la kot...tunggu reda skit dulu...sekarang nieh ramai sangat orang nak gi...tunggu diorang re-stock barang...then buat lawatan tapak skali lagi...yeahhhh...

Echo

Review - Ombak Rindu

Kawan aku cakap tak jantan arrr tengok ini filem...okay fyneeeee...whatever...tapi aku nak tengok gak...tak kesah lah...filem ni memang adaptasi novel yang gilos lama sudeh...waktu aku kat uni lagi...okay la...aku ngaku aku pernah baca ini novel...layannnn...pastu bila jadi filem...of koz la aku mau tengok...

The rule of the thumb when watching a movie adapted from a book is that...kena tengok movie tu as a stand alone movie...not based on a novel...kalau tak memang abis la melopong sana sini dok compared apa yang baca dalam buku and apa yang ada kat silverscreen la kan...kompem tak enjoy...

Tengok senarai pelakon filem serius beb...semua pon the 'current in thing'...the three main leads are Aaron Aziz...Maya Karin...Lisa Surihani...aku memang bagi starssss la kat itu pelakon...every single one of them managed to carry out their characters...especially Lisa la...sebelum ni dok tengok dia berlakon watak comel comel ajer...tapi kali ni jadi ala ala pompuan yang ada obsessive compulsive disorder...nak jugak walaupun orang taknak...siap main ugut lagi...its all with the eye...demmm...takot la plak aku nengok...scary weih kalau terikat sudeh...kompem tak bley lari...

Anyway...movie dia memang ada agak noticeable adjustments here and there...from start to finish...ada gak characters yang ada dalam novel but not in the movie...and watak si Mail itu memang aku rasa cam takder dalam novel version...tapi memang sangat la tertekan tengok ini movie sebab there will be tears in every 10 mins thruout the movie...semua main leads ada diorang punya fair share of tears shed...

The movie started of with Ustazah Izzah (Maya Karin)...kelass ko Maya Karin jadi ustazah ngajar budak ngaji...kena jual dengan pakcik dia kat bapak ayam mana ntah...pastu si Hariz tu dot dot dot itu ustazah waktu ustazah tengah high...sedar sedar dah tak V sudeh...then si Hariz (Aaron Aziz) beli plak dengan 3x ganda...perghhh...kelasss ko Aaron...pastu si Hariz tu letak la ustazah kat satu rumah...siap cakap lagi...kalau dia mau dot dot dot...ustazah tu kena bagi dengan no question asked...of kos la si Izzah ni being an ustazah...dia merayu rayu kalau mau dot dot dot...kena kawin dulu...tak kesah la...tak tuntut hak isteri...janji kawin  dulu...pastu ko nak ehem ehem dari pagi sampai malam pon tak kesah...mana la si Hariz tu mau kawin...tapi lepas si Hariz ni terdengar ustazah mengaji pada itu malam...terus bawak dia gi kawin kat selatan thai...

Pastu biasa la kan...dah dok ehem ehem...and then ustazah tu pon ngancam weih...harus la jatuh hati terussss...after series of events...si Hariz ni pon ngaku la yang dia itu sudah tangkap cintan sama itu ustazah...happy ending? owh noooo...long way to go weih...tetiba la plak long-time sweetheart si Hariz yakni si Mila (Lisa Surihani) balik dari US...terus mau kawin dengan si Hariz...Hariz plak cakap takmo...sebab dah syok kat orang lain...Mila of koz la won't take no for an answer...paksa gak si Hariz ni kawin...kawin la diorang...

Owh tak citer lagi pasal mak si Hariz tuh...Datuk Sufiah...dem gilosss biatch weih ini latuk...dia tak tau si Hariz dengan ustazah dah kawin...dia anggap si ustazah tu pompuan simpanan...ceh...so dia biaq pi dulu...sampai la satu masa tu si Hariz tu eksiden...koma plak tuh...and then patah kaki riuk bagai...terus la latuk amik kesempatan halaunya si ustazah dari rumah diorang...

Ustazah tu plak balik kampung...terjumpa la si Mail yang dok syok kat dia tuh...pastu kebetulan dapat plak la kerja kat KL...ikut la si ustazah balik KL...tumpang rumah pak dollah and mak jah...pastu apa lagi...itu latuk buat cerita palsu...kata itu ustazah curang...sekali si Hariz gi rumah pak dollah tu...terjumpa la si ustazah...sebab dia dah ingat yang memang ustazah sudah curang...apa lagi...molot tu pon tak bley kontrol...laser nak mampusssss (and its an excruciatingly painful scene to watch as words of insult ran like water during this particular scene)...terus kata mau gantung itu ustazah tak bertali...demmm weih...waktu time ni tengok itu ustazah punya reaction sangat la sentap...ustazah tu berlari lari la kejar itu Hariz pastu terjatuh (so cliche) and almost keguguran (owh lupa lak...ustazah dah preknen)...

Pak Dollah itu jadi hero of the day...sebab dia tak tahan sudeh...dia pon serang itu latuk sama Hariz...terus cakap kat itu latuk yang Hariz tu anak dia...dia bagi kat latuk sebab late hubbie latuk itu merayu rayu sebab latuk udah miscarriage...takut meroyan (and of one the most entertaining scene especially bila Pak Dollah mengajuk)...then itu Mila dengaq la rupanya ustazah la yang si Hariz tu dok gila bayang sangat...and of kos...Hariz pon menyesal...mau carik balik itu ustazah...

Ustazah sudah balik kampung...sambung balik ngajo bebudak ngaji...si Hariz tu carik sampai ke kampung...after ntah brapa lama mencari sebab no indication dia dok cari si ustazah pon...pastu si ustazah tu dah memang sangat la giler bayang dengan laki itu dengan senang ajer terima balik...perghhhh...senang siotttt...lepas kena maki hamun segala...senang betol la ini ustazah...ermmm...then itu Mila cari ustazah...sembang-sembang ala girl's talk gitu...then comes the most memorable quote for the movie (at least for me lah) ~ Redha Itu Ikhlas, Pasrah Itu Menyerah...then Mila mintak cerai...and Hariz itu pon live happily (tak tau ler ever after ke tak) dengan itu ustazah...The End...

That basically sums out the whole movie...kalau compared to the novel...memang ada lot of adjustment...kalau dalam novel...itu Izzah bukan ustazah...Hariz tu tak sempat nak dot dot si Izzah tu sebelum kawin...pastu ada a bit timeline before the ego crashed and dia ngaku dia syok kat itu Izzah...also in the book Izzah tu ada la gi belajar...amik diploma...and waktu dia belajar la ada laki syok kat si Izzah...pastu Izzah punya bff kat uni tu turns out to be Hariz punya stepsister...and on and on and on...kena sendiri baca baru tau the differences...

Overall...acting-wise memang first class...storyline pon mantap (kena tengok as a stand alone movie)...soundtrack pon sangat sesuai dengan mood penceritaan...lokasi pon menarik...tapi on the technical part...i have to say that i am a bit disappointed...cinematography was not that strong compared to filem Cun (the comparison comes because its from the same director)...filem editing plak ada yang memang fail on certain scene (tak sempat nak abis ayat dah tukar scene)...and also the timeline was not justified...sebab memang tak tau brapa lama the longing for each other goes on and all...except yang kata dah kawin 2 tahun waktu kantoi dengan itu Pak Dollah...kalau dia tunjuk timeline tu more appropriately (contohnya padi tu menguning ker haper ker yang nak tunjukkan masa berlalu)...memang akan nampak lebih gempak skit...

Pepehalpun...Maya Karin memang terbayek lah...sangat sesuai weih...nampak kampung abesss (at least pada aku la)...cuma slek skit kat certain dialog yang dia cakap pelat...Aaron Aziz memang suit the character perfectly...ari tu jadi Seth Tan gentle abesss...jadi Hariz tu pon mantap...Lisa came as a big surprise...memang watak dia nampak vulnerable but at the same time trying hard to stick to what she wants...Azizah Mahzan memang sangat suit itu biatch karakter...sangat kerek hokeh...rasa nak lempang upside down ajer...

All in all...the movie does live up to its hype...memang aku suka lah...abiesss la...romentik hopeless mode datang lagi...aiiii...

Echo

Wave Miss

Atau dalam direct translation-nya itu Ombak Rindu...hahaha...

Kengkawan aku ramai dah tengok...

Ramai yang kata best gilossss...

Tak kurang jugak yang kata tangkap leleh sampai nangesssss...

Tak kira pompuan atau lelaki (errrrrr...kompiussss)...

Aku memang pernah baca novel dia waktu zaman uni dulu...siap beli lagi hokey...(demmm kawan aku dulu waktu zaman universiti kata aku loser sebab baca novel cinta melayu tapi dia pon pakat dok pinjam...cessss)...

Will the film version be as good the book...

Mesti banyak punya adjustment diorang buat untuk fit the movie...

Whatever it is...

Mesti tengok jugak...

Demmmm...jommmm tengokkk...

Echo